New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-22
A LITTLE PARTY
From Tie Dakota Bell,

There was a grand ball given up In Estelllno one
night three four years ago.
1t tho chief social event OF the season In whlc
It occurred and elaborate preparations were made.
II place In the largest hall Ia town located over
tho Golden Bowl saloon, which Institution had OAR
In Il that would hurt your eyes ~ look at.
There orchestra brought down at great oi-
ponse from a German settlement at tho heal OF stray
Horse Greek There woro four or five in this band,
including big fiddle trained to stand up on u. lore
string We all went who were living In town, and
scope Of country as large a. the state Of 7,
The Gentlemen connected with spaulding's Ranch
he said that they were in Estelllnes social swim.
There Mr. Blll Ilostetter and Big Jack and Long
smith and Mr. patsy Dougherty present: We
are positive that snubcm Teio and Mr.: Dennis Nc
Buck Rono and Jimmy the Road Agent .. 40,
The gentlemen all feo,Ing well when they left
GoIdcn Bowl Saloon aud up to the bar and sampled
the OF foreign and domestic li1uor af'er which
they punched their horses In tho street ana came UP
TO tho IT the festivities. ,, -, -
Promptly at o'clock the head musician drew eT,a
rp-saw across the barbed wire string OF the Dig nddo
and the floor manager yelled " form orr
Then We all danced, the big fiddle groancd, tho little
tbo First BAPTIST Church could occasionally be heard
when tho othors stopped 70 rest Each danced Cd a.
swing. tho man who called of got his nose up Nm
the air and yelled and the big fiddle roared Every g
thing went smoothly TIL the second dance after the
Ht thIs point the ranch gentlemen came up IN a
tween the ballroom and the dispensary below .
They came In and drifed up - the head OF INC
hall. when suddenly Bill Io-ietter jumped up an"
cracked his heels together three times anu y'i"u
Tho who was playing the church organ ie ,
backward OF the platform and stsrted ior INC
door on his hands and knees a., -,
Then Buck Reno jumped up and struck DIS hev
against the ceiling twice before no came down anu
whoopcd -,
"Ra-r-r-ri r.-r-I-rl rarr-ri som II Yo-owr
Long Jack threw his hat the floor and turned a
handspring, in which his feet broke hanging lamp
"YEblyihi-y ouckl wantcr fight! stop yer
bull fddlel Yi-i-ll"
The violinst reached the door at two Jumps.
The rest OF us going an this time ,,,,..
aim or murder! Ju ear met I'm or biuodS
mur-drerl" yelled poclm1ri5cd Smith. .,
WHO'D pei whoo poi III ykel kiykc! III ylhe III
l4-i-ir roired Pasey Douehery a. he boat tho moor
with chair. ~,
"CIear this year hall I'll eat yer Git out er I'll
drink yer hloOdr whOOpcd Biz Jack. -,
"say I've shot men In loyon territories p shouted
Jimmy the Road Agent, as he pulled out gun anu
began 70 practice on the stops Of tho organ;
va a~ah, I've stabbed mcl from NeW-Orleafs ~
St Paul - returned Wisconsin Joe.
"Jes watch Dennis McCasey Keep your ego on
old DepnIs McCasey !" hOyyled that individual as he
sma he'd up the stove with chair .
al kin lick any thing what walks War; harI
War; thar LarrriupT put In snubem Pete.
gimme rom r. snared Blll Uostotter again, as he
pounded the wall with a board torn from the plat
form Then they went around once T"re.
lie had far as We soca'y IrOp.o OF Eslei
fine were concerned We wors acquainted win
these gentlemen from the ranch and had been fail
ing over one another In getting down stairs Thcy
kept II up among themselves In the hall ana down "a
tho saloon for a couple Of hours and uen "eh'
such little events used TO frequently oronr at
social gatherings In Estellne In early day, ana
It does good " recall them